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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Indiana/IN-10
      1978·US House·Indiana·District profile →

      Indiana District 10 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Philip R Sharp
      56.1%73,343 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      William Gould Frazier
      42.8%55,999 votes
      Margin
      D+13.3
      130,742 total votes
      3 candidates130,742 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Philip R SharpDEM✓
      		DEM73,34356.1%
      William Gould FrazierREP
      		REP55,99942.8%
      George W AmesIND
      		IND1,4001.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Indiana

      2000
      Julia M CarsonDEM
      D+18.8
      1998
      Julia M CarsonDEM
      D+19.0
      1996
      Julia M CarsonDEM
      D+8.1
      1994
      Andrew Jacobs Jr.DEM
      D+6.9
      1992
      Andrew Jacobs Jr.DEM
      D+28.9
      Redistricted
      1990
      Andrew Jacobs Jr.DEM
      D+32.9
      1988
      Andrew Jacobs Jr.DEM
      D+21.1
      1986
      Andrew Jacobs Jr.DEM
      D+16.6
      1984
      Andrew Jacobs Jr.DEM
      D+18.4
      1982
      Andrew Jacobs Jr.DEM
      D+33.6
      Redistricted
      1980
      Philip R SharpDEM
      D+6.8
      1976
      Philip R SharpDEM
      D+19.7
      View all US House history for Indiana →

      Candidates

      Philip R SharpDEM
      Record9W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1992
      US House
      Full profile →
      William Gould FrazierREP
      Record0W-5L
      Avg MarginD+19.6
      Career1976-1992
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      George W AmesIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
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